Good luck!
my baby is 10 months old and still doesn't sleep through the night either, still wakes up 3-4times a night, i think its cuz she well hydrated, i have to change her everytime she wakes up n she's soaked.
Quoting ladodger:
Tell me how you did it. How did it work? Tell me all about it please. We are at our wits end! Our baby is 9 months old.
I never did it. He was probably 8 or 9 months old before he slept a good 6 hours a night on a regular basis.
we had started mine at around 4 months, once she started getting a good six hour stretch in, by putting her down in the crib when she was very sleepy but not actually asleep. Every few nights she was put down a little more awake. There was some CIO but she never lasted longer than ten minutes. By the time she was 9 months old I could put her in there wide awake and she would go to sleep. We HAD to sleep train, I'm so short that when we lowered the mattress I couldn't put her down dead asleep, my arms were too short. Big thing is get a routine and stick to it. Feed, clean teethe, a little cuddle, then bed. We don't pick her up again normally once she's in the crib. She's 14 months and sleeps from 8pm until about 7:30 AM through the night now.
We did Ferber. At the same time every night, we would (And still do) start his bedtime routine - bath, pjs, milk, and a story. Then we laid him down sleepy, but still awake. If he cried (unless it was an urgent cry), we let him cry in increments that steadily increased. i.e. First, he cried for 5 min, then we went in and patted his tummy to comfort him. Then we left the room and let him cry for 10 minutes and again went in and comforted him. Then 15 minutes. The period of time should never be longer than 15 minutes. It only took three days, and ever since then he has pretty much slept through the night (except when he's sick or teething, of course) and is very good about nap time.
Don't get me wrong, listening to him cry was gut wrenching. But in the end it was worth it, because he now gets the sleep he needs. And he is a very happy, smart and laid back one year old now. :)



- ladodger
on Dec. 28, 2012 at 8:59 PM